Hawkeye Point Iowa's tallest ear of corn

Sibley, Iowa, United States

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A grain silo at Hawkeye Point, Iowa's highest natural point beside Highway 60 near Sibley, was painted to look like a giant ear of corn by Troy Freeman and unveiled in July 2026. The foundation calls it Iowa's tallest ear of corn.

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Approximate location · 43.501° N, 95.689° W

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Iowa has no mountains, so its highest ground has found another way to stand out: a grain silo painted as a giant ear of corn. Hawkeye Point sits beside Highway 60 near Sibley in Osceola County and rises 1,670 feet above sea level, which KTIV describes as the highest natural point in Iowa. Foundation chairman Mike Earll told the station the group wanted “something kind of unique for the highest point in Iowa”.

According to Radio Iowa, the foundation hired Troy Freeman of Bloomington, Illinois, to paint the silo, and Earll described it as Iowa's tallest ear of corn. KTIV reports that the silo, painted the previous autumn, pushes the site's total height to more than 1,720 feet. Radio Iowa reported that the painting was unveiled at a special event on Saturday 11 July 2026; KTIV had announced a free pancake breakfast and live music from 10:30 a.m. ahead of the dedication. The 'tallest' label is the foundation's own billing.

The land has a public-ownership story. Radio Iowa says the Osceola County Board of Supervisors bought the property from the Sterler family in 2008 after local FFA members argued for preserving the landmark. The county owns it, the county conservation board maintains the grounds and campground, and the volunteer Hawkeye Point Foundation raises money for projects such as the mural.

There is more to see than the silo. KTIV reports an agricultural museum and antique machinery display, with the corn crib converted into a walk-through museum of donated items, and a 12-site campground across the road. Earll said visitors have exceeded expectations since the silo was finished, and that children like to run up to the top deck.

KTIV says Hawkeye Point is open year-round and free to the public, so it works as an easy stop on a Highway 60 drive, bring a camera for the silo and the view from the high ground.

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KTIV reported in July 2026 that Hawkeye Point is open year-round and free. Besides the painted silo there is an agricultural museum in a converted corn crib, an antique machinery display and a 12-site campground across the road.

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Beside Highway 60 near Sibley in Osceola County, Iowa. The county owns the site and its conservation board maintains the grounds and campground; KTIV (July 2026) reports it is open year-round.

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